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limitation

[lim-i-tay-shuhn] / ˌlɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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Another important limitation is that the researchers focused on the hippocampus.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

A major limitation was that the process only worked when the two corals shared the same genetic background, or "genet."

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

And that’s the only limitation, but I think one which is being invested away as we speak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Cornell says it is legally prevented from publicly disclosing specific disciplinary outcomes about disciplinary students, adding that "we recognise that this legal limitation can be frustrating".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

No longer able to reach behind him when he used the commode, he informed Connie of his latest limitation.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

Although these methods have transformed biological research, they come with limitations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

All wealth tax revenue estimates, including our own, face inherent limitations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

They should train on the most up-to-date tactics from the modern battlefield and must understand both the potential and limitations of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Deutsche Bank’s base case is that due to fundamental limitations on the speed AI programs and systems can achieve, we won’t reach superintelligence.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Partly it was to do with the limitations of equipment–there were, for instance, no centrifuges until the second half of the century, severely restricting many kinds of experiments–and partly it was social.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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